Tensions flare among Republicans ahead of redistricting

The fight over new legislative districts is starting before new map configurations are publicly revealed.

While Republicans are in control of the process, House Speaker Cameron Sexton (R-Crossville) said, redrawing the maps based on “population not politics,” rumors are running rampant — specifically in regards to the congressional district lines in Davidson County. Republicans currently hold seven of the state’s nine congressional districts, though Republicans could carve up the Nashville-based 5th Congressional District held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Cooper and potentially secure an eighth.